Kyle Waddell (Hamilton, SCO) lost
5-2 to
Cameron Bryce (Border, SCO) in the Final of the St. Galler Elite Challenge, held January 18 - 21, 2024 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Waddell won
8-7 over
Yves Stocker (Zug, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2024 St. Galler Elite Challenge in St. Gallen, Switzerland; and won
7-3 over
Giacomo Colli (Cortina dâAmpezzo, ITA) in the quarterfinals.
Waddell finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Waddell defeated
Colli 6-3, then won
11-0 against
Konrad Stych (Warsaw, POL) and
4-2 against
Stocker. Waddell won
5-4 against
Jan Iseli (Solothun, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the St. Galler Elite Challenge, Waddell take home
16.500 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize. Waddell move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 1.5 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with
146.812 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Waddell ranks 18th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
127.250 points earned so far this season.
